Vocabulary (16)

 La vaca: The cow (Spanish)

La vaca se cría en el campo conmigo.

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The cow is raised in the field with me. Show

La vaca

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The cow Show

 El caballo: The horse (Spanish)

El caballo pasea por el campo contigo.

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The horse walks through the countryside with you. Show

El caballo

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The horse Show

 El cerdo: The pig (Spanish)

Se alimenta al cerdo por la tarde.

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The pig is fed in the afternoon. Show

El cerdo

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The pig Show

 La cabra: The goat (Spanish)

La cabra se ve desde la colina.

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The goat is seen from the hill. Show

La cabra

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The goat Show

 El campo: The countryside (Spanish)

El campo se ve muy verde contigo.

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The field looks very green with you. Show

El campo

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The countryside Show

 Alimentar (to feed) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nosotros alimentamos a las cabras juntos.

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We fed the goats together. Show

Alimentar

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 La granja: The farm (Spanish)

Se dice que la granja está cerca del río.

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It is said that the farm is near the river. Show

La granja

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The farm Show

 El toro: The bull (Spanish)

Se ve un toro desde la colina.

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A bull is seen from the hill. Show

El toro

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The bull Show

 La mosca: The fly (Spanish)

La mosca siempre vuelve a la misma granja.

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The fly always returns to the same farm. Show

La mosca

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The fly Show

 La araña: The spider (Spanish)

En el establo se ve una araña pequeña.

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In the stable, there is a small spider. Show

La araña

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The spider Show

 Criar (to raise) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Él cría ovejas junto al río.

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He raises sheep by the river. Show

Criar

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To raise Show

 La naturaleza: The nature (Spanish)

En la naturaleza se ve mucha vida.

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In nature, there is a lot of life. Show

La naturaleza

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The nature Show

Al aire libre

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In the open air Show

La hierba

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The grass Show

El cordero

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The lamb Show

El agricultor

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The farmer Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Dónde creciste? ¿En el campo o en la ciudad? (Where did you grow up? On the countryside or in the city?)
  2. ¿Tuviste que cuidar animales? ¿Animales de granja o mascotas? (Did you have to care for animals? Farm animals or pets?)
  3. ¿Qué opinas de las corridas de toros en España? (What do you think of the bull fighting in Spain?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Crecí en el campo.

I grew up on the countryside.

Mi familia tiene una granja, así que ayudé mucho a cuidar de los cerdos, vacas y gallinas.

My family has a farm so I helped a lot to care for the pigs, cows and chicken.

Crecí en una pequeña ciudad. Mi familia tenía un perro. Yo ayudaba a cuidarlo.

I grew up in a small city. My family had a dog. I helped to care for him.

Crecí en Berlín, la capital de Alemania. Solo teníamos un pequeño apartamento, así que nunca tuvimos una mascota.

I grew up in Berlin, the capital of Germany. We only had a small apartment so we never had a pet.

Creo que la tauromaquia es una tradición importante en España y quiero ver una corrida.

I think the bull fighting is an important tradition in Spain and I want to see a fight.

La tauromaquia en España es cruel. Esa tradición tiene que terminar pronto para proteger a los toros.

The bull fighting in Spain is cruel. That tradition has to end soon to protect the bulls.

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Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
misma granja. | siempre vuelve | a la | La mosca
La mosca siempre vuelve a la misma granja.
(The fly always returns to the same farm.)
2.
campo conmigo. | se cría | en el | La vaca
La vaca se cría en el campo conmigo.
(The cow is raised in the field with me.)
3.
colina. | La cabra | se ve | desde la
La cabra se ve desde la colina.
(The goat is seen from the hill.)
4.
el campo | contigo. | El caballo | pasea por
El caballo pasea por el campo contigo.
(The horse walks through the countryside with you.)
5.
cerdos en | a los | la granja. | Se cría
Se cría a los cerdos en la granja.
(Pigs are raised on the farm.)
6.
conmigo. | Las cabras | aire libre | corren al
Las cabras corren al aire libre conmigo.
(The goats run outdoors with me.)
7.
río. | granja está | cerca del | que la | Se dice
Se dice que la granja está cerca del río.
(It is said that the farm is near the river.)

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

La araña


The spider

2

El campo


The countryside

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La hierba


The grass

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Al aire libre


In the open air

5

Criar


To raise

Exercise 4: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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exploraban, visitaba, visitabas, explorábamos, visitabais, iremos, explorabas, iréis

1.
... a visitar la granja del campo.
(We will visit the farm in the countryside.)
2.
... el campo con frecuencia
(You would visit the countryside frequently)
3.
... granjas para ver gallinas.
(They would explore farms to see hens.)
4.
... al campo a ver ovejas.
(You will go to the countryside to see sheep.)
5.
... la granja en tus sueños.
(You would explore the farm in your dreams.)
6.
... la granja y veíais las ovejas
(You used to visit the farm and see the sheep)
7.
... juntos y veíamos vacas.
(We would explore together and see cows.)
8.
... la granja de mis abuelos
(I will visit my grandparents' farm)

Exercise 5: Los pronombres reflexivos: "Conmigo", "Contigo", "Mí", "Ti', "Sí"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Reflexive pronouns: "Conmigo", "Contigo", "Mí", "Ti', "Sí"

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conmigo, sí, contigo, ti, mí

1.
Yo: El juez habló sobre la guerra ... durante la entrevista.
(The judge talked about the war with me during the interview.)
2.
Tú: Estudié política ....
(You: I studied politics with you.)
3.
Yo: Viniste ... para hablar con el primer ministro.
(You: You came with me to talk to the Prime Minister.)
4.
Tú: Voy a votar ... al ayuntamiento.
(You: I am going to vote with you at the town hall.)
5.
Tú: Yo votó por ... en las elecciones.
(You: I voted for you in the elections.)
6.
Yo: El primer ministro votó por ... en la reunión.
(Me: The Prime Minister voted for me at the meeting.)
7.
Él: El partido político afecta a ... mismo.
(He: The political party affects itself.)
8.
Yo: Mi amigo votó en las elecciones junto a ....
(My friend voted in the elections with me.)

Exercise 6: El "se" impersonal

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The impersonal "se"

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Se entrevistó, se ve, se duerme, se dice, Se está, Se alimenta

1.
Decir: En el campo ... que las vacas dan mejor leche.
(They say: In the countryside, they say that cows give better milk.)
2.
Decir: En el campo ... que las vacas dan mejor leche.
(They say: In the countryside, they say that cows give better milk.)
3.
Dormir: En verano ... con la ventana abierta.
(In summer, you sleep with the window open.)
4.
Estar: ... muy tranquilo en esta granja.
(It's very calm on this farm.)
5.
Alimentar: ... al caballo cada mañana.
(Feed: The horse is fed every morning.)
6.
Ver: En la montaña ... una vaca
(On the mountain, one can see a cow)
7.
Entrevistar: ... a los niños para un reportaje escolar.
(The children were interviewed for a school report.)
8.
Alimentar: ... al cerdo por la tarde.
(Feed: The pig is fed in the afternoon.)

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Ir to go

Futuro simple

Spanish English
yo iré I will go
tú irás You will go
él/ella irá He will go
nosotros/nosotras iremos we will go
vosotros/vosotras iréis you will go
ellos/ellas irán they will go

Exercises and examples phrases

Visitar to visit

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo visitaba I visited
tú visitabas You visited
él/ella visitaba he/she was visiting
nosotros/nosotras visitábamos we visited
vosotros/vosotras visitabais you visited
ellos/ellas visitaban They visited

Exercises and examples phrases

Explorar to explore

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo exploraba I was exploring
tú explorabas you were exploring
él/ella exploraba he/she was exploring
nosotros/nosotras explorábamos we were exploring
vosotros/vosotras explorabais You explored
ellos/ellas exploraban They explored

Exercises and examples phrases

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